Uh-oh.

Upon hearing Di Nvfeng’s disrespectful words, Chu Liang’s heart skipped a beat.

Before he came, he had hoped that the Elder of the Dan Ding would be an easygoing elder, and he could simply apologize and plead to release the golden-haired beast.

Now, he didn’t need to worry about whether the Elder of the Dan Ding was good-tempered or not – he definitely wasn’t.

“Hehe.” Faced with Di Nvfeng’s reprimand, the Elder of the Dan Ding showed considerable tolerance. He chuckled lightly and said, “After learning that this spirit pet belongs to your Silver Sword Peak, I guessed that you, this unruly generation, would definitely come to make a fuss.”

“You knew it was my beast and still captured it?” Di Nvfeng said, “That’s clearly looking down on me!”

“It stole the food of the mountain guardian beast, it’s reasonable to capture it.” The Elder of the Dan Ding said, “Considering that it has already stolen and eaten countless Spirit Feeding Pills for who knows how long, the fine I’m asking for is not too much. If you continue to make a fuss, it will be unreasonable.”

“Fine, if it’s unreasonable, then let’s not talk about it…” Di Nvfeng had already started rolling up her sleeves.

“Master, remember, courtesy before force, courtesy before force!” Chu Liang hurriedly pulled her sleeve and whispered.

Di Nvfeng turned her head, “Haven’t I already been courteous?”

You call your behavior just now “courtesy”?

Chu Liang was speechless, and quickly said, “Let me try to negotiate.”

“Can you get the golden-haired beast back?” Di Nvfeng looked at him suspiciously.

“Let’s try.” Chu Liang said.

What else can we do? Are you really going to fight with the mountain guardian elder? No matter win or lose, fighting with an old man is not something to be proud of.

Chu Liang slowly stepped forward, first saluted and said, “Chu Liang, a disciple of Silver Sword Peak, pays his respects to Elder Dan Ding.”

“So you’re her only disciple, ah, you seem to be a good seed…” The Elder of the Dan Ding shook his head and sighed, seemingly full of regret for Chu Liang’s life.

“Yes, our Silver Sword Peak is sparsely populated, and the disciples are often out for training, only this golden-haired beast accompanies the master on the mountain. Therefore, my master has deep feelings for it, and if there is any offense in her urgency, please forgive her.” Chu Liang quickly apologized for his master.

“You are quite polite.” The Elder of the Dan Ding smiled, “But you don’t need to say these things, I watched your master grow up, naturally, I understand her character better than you.”

“What’s wrong with my character?” Di Nvfeng put her hands on her hips at the back.

Both parties ignored her and continued their conversation.

Chu Liang respectfully said, “As a humble person, I shouldn’t interfere in the matters between my master and Elder Dan Ding. However, there is one thing I don’t understand, and I hope the elder can explain.”

“What is it?” The Elder of the Dan Ding looked at him with interest.

“Elder said that the golden-haired beast’s crime was stealing the food of the divine beast, but as the saying goes, ‘taking without permission is stealing’. As far as I know, the golden-haired beast and the little Hakutaku are good friends, and every time the golden-haired beast goes to eat the Spirit Feeding Pills, it is with the permission of the little Hakutaku, how can this be called stealing?” Chu Liang said.

“Hehe.” The Elder of the Dan Ding chuckled again, “You make a good point, if these Spirit Feeding Pills belong to Hakutaku, then it can’t be considered stealing. But these Spirit Feeding Pills are provided by our Shu Mountain, to feed Hakutaku, because Hakutaku has made great contributions to Shu Mountain. Other spirit beasts that have not contributed to Shu Mountain cannot eat it, and if they eat it, they have to pay it back, this is the right principle.”

Hiss.

Chu Liang was silent for a moment.

The Elder of the Dan Ding’s logic was clear, and his words were powerful, completely taking the upper hand in the argument.

This was the first time Di Nvfeng had seen Chu Liang at a disadvantage in the “reasoning” aspect, and she immediately rolled up her sleeves and stepped forward, saying, “No, I’ll do it.”

“No need.” Chu Liang raised his hand and said, “I have a plan.”

With that, he stepped forward and said firmly, “Elder said that the golden-haired beast has not contributed to Shu Mountain, so it cannot eat the Spirit Feeding Pills of Shu Mountain. But if it has made contributions to Shu Mountain, can it eat them?”

The Elder of the Dan Ding smiled slightly, “It depends on what kind of contribution it is.”

“Then let the elder judge, please look at what this is!” Chu Liang raised his hand and brought out a stone tablet from his storage space!

Bang——

The Tomb Guardian Stone Tablet fell to the ground, dust flying, shaking Chu Liang’s clothes and making his eyes shine.

“The golden-haired beast found this item a few days ago. I heard that it is the Tomb Guardian Stone Tablet that was lost in the early years, a memorial to our human ancestors, which was later taken away by the demons of the Demon Sect.” Chu Liang asked, “I wonder if finding this item counts as a contribution?!”

…

Chu Liang rode the golden-haired beast back to Silver Sword Peak.

The big head was bouncing happily all the way, looking very happy. This was the second time they had rescued it from the cage, which, in its view, might be proof of its master’s love for it.

Chu Liang was also in a good mood. The Elder of the Dan Ding agreed to let the golden-haired beast eat with the young Hakutaku in the future, so they didn’t have to sneak around to feed the beast anymore.

The significance of the Tomb Guardian Stone Tablet was significant. In addition to being a powerful magical tool itself, it was more of a memorial to the human ancestors. And a junior disciple of Shu Mountain being able to find the Tomb Guardian Stone Tablet was undoubtedly a great merit.The credit, however, now goes to the golden-haired beast.

But this was originally Chu Liang’s plan. Because the tombstone was previously in the hands of the Southwest Guide, once Chu Liang publicly offered it to the sect, it would likely attract the hatred of the Underworld Sect. Even his previous undercover activities might be exposed because of this.

So Chu Liang originally intended to donate this item anonymously, without making it public.

This time, due to a series of coincidences, it turned out that the golden-haired beast found this item and gained quite a lot from it. It could be considered as a good deed rewarded.

“Good job!” Di Nvfeng also happily patted Chu Liang’s shoulder.

“Of the four Elders who guard the mountains, the one I dislike the most is him. Just because he knows how to refine pills, he always looks down on us who only know how to fight, as if he’s the only one with brains. When I was young, I often fought with him. But later, when my cultivation was not inferior to his, he refused to fight with me, claiming not to bully the younger generation. Hehe, but today, seeing you outsmart him is even more satisfying than me beating him!”

Listening to his master’s grudges with the Pill Cauldron Elder, Chu Liang suddenly realized that he seemed to have overlooked a problem.

Di Nvfeng was a tyrant of Shu Mountain, not a fool of Shu Mountain.

Because of her usual behavior, he often worried that his master was a reckless man, always afraid that she would cause trouble. But… he had always heard of her being domineering, but he had never heard of her being taken advantage of!

Like today, he was always worried that she would start a fight with the Pill Cauldron Elder. But since she dared to take action, she must have had something to rely on. If she was the kind of person who would be punished at will, the elders of Shu Mountain would not have indulged her to this extent.

There must be some inside story that he didn’t know about. In short…

His master didn’t need him to worry about her!

With this thought, Chu Liang suddenly relaxed. Didn’t this mean that he could be even more arrogant in Shu Mountain in the future?

No.

He and his master were not exactly the same.

He murmured, “I need to save face.”

…

Returning to Silver Sword Peak, he finally settled down for the time being. But Chu Liang didn’t rest, he still had things to do.

He had made a promise and he had to keep it.

He had previously promised the scholar in the secret realm to deliver a letter for him. Now that he had left the secret realm, he had to hurry up and complete the task.

The scholar said it was for Miss Thirteen of the Ji family.

In the cultivation world, when people mention the Ji family, there is only one. After a little inquiry on the mountain, Chu Liang knew where the Ji family was located and flew there directly on the golden-haired beast.

The journey was quite long, and it wasn’t until evening that Chu Liang finally arrived at this ancient family.

Di Hong Valley, Xuan Yuan Manor!